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Sunday, September 27. 2020

Today's dessert

Almost everybody's favorite opera buffa. Rossini wrote it in three weeks. Over 200 years old, and going strong because it is so much fun and so silly, with irresistable tunes.


Forget politics -this is joyful. Good actors too. Ain't Italian beautful? To me, Sienese Italian is the most musical and expressive tongue in the world.


Buona sera. 




Posted by Bird Dog in Music at 16:34 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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Caution on that claim. Gilbert and Sullivan is essentially Opera Bouffe, just in English instead of the sainted Italian or German languages.

Distantly related: A wonderful quote from the estimable Larry Norman, Jesus Freak rocker from the 60's. "They said rock music was trash because it was too loud and you couldn't understand the words. So what did they have me study instead? German opera. What are the two things you know about German opera? Right. It's too loud and you can't understand the words."

The various Brits are acceptable in terms of American admiration. But the Victorian/Edwardian prejudice was true, even it it is ugly: "After Calais, it's all wogs."

I grudgingly allow the Dutch may also be okay.
#1 Assistant Village Idiot on 2020-09-27 17:17 (Reply)
I think Italian opera is wonderful background music.
#1.1 Assistant Village Idiot on 2020-09-27 17:18 (Reply)
Italian is expressive, French is romantic, German is aggressive.
#2 OneGuy on 2020-09-27 19:30 (Reply)
This is about as high brow as a dirt kickin' country boy gets.

Rabbit of Seville

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x301k1t
#3 feeblemind on 2020-09-27 19:38 (Reply)
This was the first thing that came to my mind, as well. I’m an East Tennessee hillbilly, so I appreciate where you’re coming from.
#3.1 Chadd Newman on 2020-09-27 21:12 (Reply)
The music is just DEVINE. Some of the best music comes from operas. Check out the blog EBL she puts a lot of opera and other music on her site. Plus many other great things, too.
#4 Heltau on 2020-09-28 01:00 (Reply)

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